Mousey, who is over 5 years old and defintely NOT getting any surgery, got a shot to reduce her ovarian cysts back in April. She had crusty nipples and hair loss and her sides.

A couple weeks after her shot, her nipples got better, and her hair came back.

Now her nipples are crusty again, and her hair loss is back. I want to get her another shot. The vet who gave the shot is very far away, so I want to go to my regular vet close by, but she hasn't given this type of shot before.

Does anyone know the amount / dosage of HCG that their pig got for ovarian cysts, so I can give my vet some guidance? She'll most likely know the dosage, but I want to double check, thanks

My Natalie got 1,000 U of Hcg in the scruff of her neck at her last checkup on August 20 for ovarian cysts. She had a follow up today and the vet was thrilled because she couldn't palpate the cysts. She told me the Hcg is not a cure, there would need to be more shots in the future, but she said since I take my piggies in for checkups every six months, we may be able to keep the cysts in check that way.

I wonder if the 1-2 week apart shots are a lower dose than what my Natalie got?

My exotic vet is happy to help other doctors treat exotics. You can have your vet give mine a call. My vet treated one of my girls with hormones with great success.http://www.gregrichdvm.com/index.html

Trick's vet gives 1st shot then 2nd shot after 7-10 days then 3rd shot 21 days after 2nd. The 3 shots seem to work much better than 2 and any subsequent ones only when needed. I'm sure Trick will update when she sees this!

Pooksied, my Natalie weighs 1250 grams. She didn't find it necessary to give her another shot when I took her back this past Tuesday for her follow up, because she said the cysts shrunk down to the point she was barely able to palpate any. Maybe she isn't doing a series of shots because I take my piggies for well checkups every 5-6 months anyway, and they'd be able to keep tabs on her that way?